Al Gore Receives Prince of Asturias Prize In Spain

[MelissaB]

Emotional Prince Of Asturias Awards/Al Gore Receives His Award

Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias, hands out his awards in an emotional ceremony in Oviedo

By h.b. - Oct 26, 2007 -

One of the most emotional moments of the ceremony was when survivors of the Nazi holocaust came to the stage. The 27th edition of the Prince of Asturias Awards, held in Oviedo tonight, was an emotional event. The Prince of Asturias, Don Felipe, called for everyone to work together for a more cohesive Spain, which he described as ‘this grand company’. He called for a society which was ever more solid and based around the principles and values of the Constitution, and as heir to the throne, he promised all of his efforts to that end. He described the prize winners this year as an example of how people with differences can live together, and that their diversity was ‘a source of mutual enrichment’.The winners represented the fight for fundamental rights, especially for the lives and dignity of people. ‘They are the defenders of freedom and democratic values’ said the Prince.





Al Gore receiving his Prince of Asturias Award for Cooperation - Photo EFE



Don Felipe had special words for the winner of the Award for Cooperation this year, Al Gore. He said the award was in recognition for his action to preserve the environment, and to broadcast his concerns that climate change is one of the main threats to mankind, and that we must fight it with rigour and urgency, as well as on a global basis.

In his acceptance speech, Al Gore warned that ‘political will is a renewable resource’.
‘We have to have the moral courage to act, to choose the future in which we want to live’, he said.

Shamelessly ripped from "RestoreGore" in the Environment/Energy where I didn't see it in time to send it to the greatest.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x118655

[Fridays Child]

1. k/r

[tomreedtoon]

2. So Gore wins some Prince of Asturias Cigars?

I guess he must be the best cigar-maker in this year's competition.

Is there anything that Al Gore can't do?

Oh, yeah, there is one thing. He can't get the support of the Democratic Party to give him the nomination, which he deserves.

[Cha]

3. Sometimes what we

think is the best thing may not be IT. As far as I can see the POTUS is fucking joke and Al Gore has better things to do.

We Shall See.

[tomreedtoon]

7. Looks like you'll get more flames than me.

I thought I was going to be incinerated for making a stupid joke, based on the idea that "Prince of Whatever" sounds like the name brand of a cheap cigar. (Hey, it was a quick joke, it wasn't supposed to be good.)

But you just said that the United States deserves to die, so that Gore can go on to do something important - but when this country descends into anarchy, he won't be able to gather the power from the remaining nations to do anything important. You just said America is worthless. Thanks, bud, for generating more hatred than I possibly could.

[Cha]

4. This IS "The Renewable Source" that

the USA needs like a Miraculous Penulum Swing!

"In his acceptance speech, Al Gore warned that ‘political will is a renewable resource’.
‘We have to have the moral courage to act, to choose the future in which we want to live’, he said." :loveya:

[Kurovski]

5. K&R. (nt)

[Uncle Joe]

6. Thank you for the thread, Melissa.

Kicked and recommended.

[happygoluckytoyou]

8. YOU FORGOTS THAT HE INVENTED THE INTERNET

BUT UNLIKE ME, YOUR HONORED PRESIDENT, HE NEVER GOOGLED THE EARTH...

[RestoreGore]

9. No I don't mind seeing a thread of mine reach the front page

It's good that people see that Mr. Gore has found his calling and is reaping the benefits for it as is our planet. Oh, and here is the message I wrote in that thread that you omitted:

Congratulations, Nobel Laureate Gore, my global environmental ambassador.

Here's hoping the world will get that message in time, because from where this world stands now it is moral will that for sure must be the renewable resource.